you know, we feel that we must do it and we are doing it. and we are proud to be doing it in her name. in honour of our child who is no longer with us, yes. the london—based brewer, fullers, sells its beer and cider business to asahi of japan for £250 million. the met office warns this year will see one of the biggest rises in the level of climate—warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. and archaeologists excavating a site for the new high speed rail project say they've found the remains of a royal navy explorer who led the first circumnavigation of australia. good morning. it is the 25th of january. welcome to bbc newsroom live. ajudge in georgia has ruled the man who killed a woman in a speedboat crash on the river thames in 2015, and then fled the uk, will be held in prison for three months as british authorities try to extradite him. jack shepherd handed himself into police in georgia earlier this week, after months on the run. he was convicted of manslaughter in his absence, after 24—year—old charlotte brown died in a speedboat crash. injuly, shepherd was sentenced to six years in prison. speaking ahead of the court appearance, shepherd's laywer in georgia said that under the country's law, he can be detained for up to nine months before extradition. these are the latest pictures from the court wrote in their intimately see. obviously a long—awaited hearing. —— like those are the pictures on the courtroom in georgia. his lawyers are saying he may fight his extradition to the uk. his legal team has been granted leave to come peel against —— to appeal. he is not fighting for bail there. under georgia law, he can be detained for up to nine months before extradition according to that lawyer. here as he would be aware, his detention in georgia has been greeted with celebration or at least cabinet members saying that they welcome the news that he is now in custody and the government is going to work alongside police to ensure that extradition proceedings are expedited. we are going to speak to oui’ expedited. we are going to speak to our correspondent in georgia in a few moments. as i say, that is what is happening in court this morning. i suppose the only thing worth adding is another of mr shepherd's lawyers commented on reports in the uk press about his financial situation and said that he was working in georgia before his detention. he had a profession, he was programming, he made some websites and had his income and was paid. denied reports that he was having fun in georgia, going to clu bs having fun in georgia, going to clubs and so on are spending a lot of money in restaurants appeared thatis of money in restaurants appeared that is according to his lawyer and charger. more on that coming up in the course of the hour. the queen has spoken of the need to "come together to seek out the common ground. . . never losing sight of the bigger picture." her comments at the sandringham branch of the women's institute are being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. there was no mention of the word brexit, no reference to political divisions. but, as in her christmas broadcast when she spoke about respecting other points of view, the queen and her advisers will have known quite clearly that her choice of words yesterday was bound to be seen as a message from the head of state to all those engaged in the brexit debate. she was speaking at the sandringham branch of the women's institute which is celebrating its centenary. she said every generation faced new challenges. "as we look for new answers", she said, she "preferred tried and tested recipes like respecting different points of view and coming together to seek out the common ground and never losing sight of the bigger picture. it was a weighty message for a local branch of the women's institute. there could be little doubt it was intended for a much wider audience. we are going to talk about brexit in a moment, but we are going to georgia where our correspondent is. tell us more about the appearance of jack shepherd this morning. tell us more about the appearance of jack shepherd this morning. the judge has ruled to keepjack shepherd injailfor up judge has ruled to keepjack shepherd in jail for up to three months while he is —— his extradition is pending. he made a short statement where he said not a single day without him thinking about charlotte and the passing of her life and the effect that it had on herfamily. her life and the effect that it had on her family. he her life and the effect that it had on herfamily. he also her life and the effect that it had on her family. he also said that after the accident he felt suicidal and that was the reason why he was unable to speak about this accident. he also said that he regrets not taking part in the trial in britain and he said he wished he could sit down with charlotte's family and explain what had happened. and not doing so, he realised, has now cause more suffering. he said that he was very sorry for that. he also said that this was one of the reasons why he decided to turn himself into the police, to end the suffering. as he said. i suppose that raises the question about fighting or not fighting extradition. because given all of that, you would have thought he would want to expedite extradition for the sake of the family. well, this was not mentioned in his statement, but his lawyers, we have just been talking to them as they were leaving the courthouse, they were leaving the courthouse, they said that they are still undecided on whether or not to fight his extradition back to the uk. his lawyer said that he still is waiting to receive more documents related to the case and then once he has seen all the documents, they will make a decision on whether or not to fight his extradition back to the uk. but this was not something that was discussed in the court hearing today. thank you very much. let's go back to brexit. our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. philip hammond is out in davis in switzerland at the world economic forum where we switzerland at the world economic foi’utt‘i where we see switzerland at the world economic forum where we see the... he has articulated that the government has lied. effectively he says the only way of delivering brexit the one that people voted for in the referendum in 2016 is for parliament to back they deal or a variation of the prime minister pass an idea which was so spectacular —— spectacularly voted down. he has warned about the dangers of a no deal. there is clearly an acknowledgement from the chancellor at that there will be some short—term disruption. equally, he does not think that having another referendum, reopening that whole debate would be wise either. here an extra ct of debate would be wise either. here an extract of his interview with our business editor. it has clearly been mandated by that british people. 80% of the members of parliament sitting now were elected on a manifesto of delivering brexit. we have got that responsibility clearly. i think parliament cannot just abdicate that responsibility. what we have to do is recognise the need for us to come together across parliament around a compromise solution that will allow us compromise solution that will allow us to go forward and deliver for the british people. put this behind us so british people. put this behind us so that britain can take advantage of all the opportunities that there genuinely are out there for us. business will say, for goodness they ta ke business will say, for goodness they take no deal off the table. it is catastrophic. you had air by saying we might have to pull out of the uk in the future if we have a no deal situation. why can't the prime minister or you take that off the table? are they not —— are you not being too stubborn? we are still involved in a negotiation. are you? we are involved trying to get the best terms and the best deal we can further british people. we are very clear that i no deal would be a very bad outcome indeed for the british public. it would betray the decision that they made in the 2016 referendum because white people firmly believe that they were voting for was an exit with a future deal with the european union. they were told that it would be relatively simple to reach a deal with the european union and that is what people want to see. a smooth exit to a future trade partnership with the european union that allows us to continue trading, protecting british jobs and print... we are now counting down to next tuesday where there is going to be a series of votes where mps are suggesting amendments. changes to brexit in one way or another. next week is not a repeat of the so—called meaningful vote of recent weeks appeared that will come at a further date. what we could get next week depending on which amendments get supports and which are selected, we could get a sense, a numerical sense of what parliament is willing to back or what it is willing to reject. there are amendments around delaying brexit, trying to rule out a delaying brexit, trying to rule out 3110 delaying brexit, trying to rule out a no deal. that may, depending on the parliamentary choreography gives something to the prime minister to go back to brussels with and say, if there could be movement around the backstop or various other things, it may be that would be enough to get it through the house of commons. countdown to tuesday and that will be the next big landmark in a series of landmarks in the countdown towards just another day towards the march on march 29. let's pick up that point because we have learned that point because we have learned that some countries are pressing brussels to be more generous in the event of a no—deal brexit. the european commission has drawn up basic contingency arrangements to cover areas like aviation and road haulage which would come into force if britain leaves the eu without an agreement. our brussels correspondent — adam fleming — spoke to my colleague annita mcveigh and told her what is being suggested and by whom. in december, the european commission published some legislation to the most important ones where about aviation and road college. they were bare—bones deals to ensure what the commission calls basic connectivity, which means allowing british truckers in and out of the eu, but not around it and british airlines to operate flights in and out of the eu but not around it. a group of countries are pushing for british truckers and airlines to be able to operate in the single market in some kind of way. so to broaden that legislation. the eu has a bit of a dilemma. do they want to do the pragmatic thing about making the effects of no deal as minimal as possible or do they want to start making no deal like less of a bad option. with the european commission is saying is look, you cannot offer the uk anything that looks like bits of the single market while being out on the eu and they want to reinforce this message that the best thing to do is for the uk to sign up for the deal, not pin a taupe on these extra no deal contingency plan saving the day. why those sorts of contingencies and areas may be significant for people working in those areas, in the bigger context, does any of this matter if there is no progress on the board border issue. the thing about the contingency measures is that the eu does not want to make it look like it is an alternative to the deal. they are time—limited. they would only run for brexit day until the sist only run for brexit day until the 31st of december this year. it is more of a grace. rather than a permanent solution. you are right, the eu says the permanent solution is the withdrawal agreement which contains the backstop. there has been lots of rumblings this week because of comments made by a spokesman for the european commission who was maybe a little bit too honest, lots of speculation about what sorts of checks would be applied in ireland or to goods coming from ireland to the rest of the eu if there is no deal. the eu is still sticking to its original plan which is in the withdrawal agreement which is the backstop. it would see lots of single market rose applying a northern island. they say thatis applying a northern island. they say that is the way you deal with the irish border. and i have talked to officials and private and you say if there is no deal and there is no infrastructure on the irish border, they tend to go a bit pale because they are worried about the implications of all of that and that is why they just want parliament to get behind the deal on the table now. investigators are looking into whether the pilot who was travelling with the cardiff city striker, emiliano sala, was allowed to fly with a passenger. david ibbotson held a private pilot's licence, which would only cover him to carry a passenger if he wasn't being paid for the trip. it's not known if mr ibbotson had been paid for his services. the search for the aircraft was called off yesterday. the headlines on bbc news... a british man convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in a speedboat crash has appeared in court in georgia —where he's been in hiding and will be held in prison there for the next three months. in what's being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate, the queen has spoken of the need to "come together to seek out common ground." stronger food labelling laws are being proposed to prevent further deaths of people with allergies. and in sport... novak djokovic is through to the australian open final. he beat frenchman lucas pouille in three sets, and will now face rafael nadal in sunday's final. the world number one is chasing a record seventh title in melbourne. england's cricketers are trailing by 339 runs in the first test after collapsing to 77 all out in theirfirst innings. the windies will resume on 127—6 on day three. chelsea are through to face manchester city in next month's league cup final. they beat tottenham on penalties at stamford bridge after drawing 2—2 on aggregate. i'll be back with more on those stories later. stricter food labelling laws are being proposed to protect people with allergies. under government proposals, all packaged food such as sandwiches and salads could be required to list their full ingredients. campaigners have demanded new laws following the death of natasha ednan—laperouse, who suffered an allergic reaction to a pret a manger baguette in 2016. chi chi izundu reports. it's being called natasha's law, following the death of 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse. in 2016, she died after suffering an allergic reaction to a pret a manger sandwich. last year, the food chain announced it would include full ingredient labelling on all products. natasha's family have fought to change the law to give much clearer information, and today, the government is launching a nine week consultation into food labelling laws. how can we ensure that no—one goes through what natasha's parents went through and see their own child suffer in that way? my own view is that the maximum possible information should be shared with consumers. notjust allergens — but ingredients. because the more that people know, the better their choices. the consultation is asking businesses and allergy sufferers to have their say on four options, including full ingredient list labelling, allergen only labelling, "ask the staff" labels on all products, or best practice around communicating allergen information to customers. currently, the law says that any food prepared at the same place it is sold, like this granola breakfast tub or this salad, does not actually have to have any allergy labels on it, but customers are free to ask staff for more information. under new proposals, though, businesses could be asked to list absolutely every ingredient within them. food allergies affect around two million people in the uk and the government says it's vital for them and for business to be able to trust the food we eat. my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to natasha's parents earlier this morning about when they hoped the new legislation would come into force. the law should come in summer recess which we think will be around july. that is when the law will be in effect. there may be some time given for businesses to get their labelling systems and procedures in place, but really, it should happen this year. it will be called natasha's law. how does that make you feel? delighted. it is something we... feel that natasha would be so proud of, having lived with allergies and often feeling she was very much on her own with her allergies. many of her friends did not understand, it is not their fault, but the conversation was not happening as it is now. for this to be in her name is quite incredible. i would like to say have faith. —— for people who have faith, i think natasha is in heaven now and she is looking down saying yes, mummy and daddy, go for it. we are doing and and we feel we must be doing it. we are proud to do it in her name for our child who is not here with us. actress tina malone is facing contempt of court proceedings over a social media post allegedly showing images of one ofjames bulger‘s killers, jon venables. ms malone revealed she had received a high court summons in a series of facebook posts on thursday. there is a ban on publishing anything revealing the identities ofjon venables and robert thompson — who were convicted of murdering two—year—old james in 1993. they have been living under new identities since they were released in 2001. the un human rights commissioner has condemned the violence in venezuela and called for the country's political leaders to start a dialogue, warning the situation could spiral out of control with "catastrophic consequences". the country's opposition leader, juan guaido, has declared himself interim president — saying that the current president nicholas madero is in office illegally after holding fraudulent elections. —— nicolas maduro. the un says it has credible reports that at least 20 people have died this week after being shot by security forces or members of pro government armed groups. the un also has reports that hundreds of demonstrators have been detained. fuller's brewery is selling its entire beer and drinks business, which includes london pride, to the japanese company asahi. fuller's said the deal would preserve the griffin brewery in chiswick, in west london, where beer has been brewed since 165a. the deal, worth £250 million, will leave fuller's as an operator of pubs and hotels. we are getting some breaking news in from florida that the ally of president trump roger stone has been arrested. that is from the us special counsel's office. roger stone was arrested in florida and its... we can show you some pictures of the indictment for roger stone. there you can see the instructions from the court. i cannot actually read that very clearly at this point. yes, so around 2016 roger stone claimed publicly and privately to have communicated with the trump campaign office so this looks like it is an indictment in connection to the robert miller investigation. —— robert mueller. obviously a long—running investigation and the mother investigation has now —— the robert mueller investigation has arrested many of the trump campaign people. i think there is some background coming through on this. let me just see if can get that detail. there are seven counts including obstruction of an official proceeding. one count of witness tampering. that from the special counsel. more on that as we get it this morning. obviously it is a significant development in the robert mueller investigation. the met office says that in 2019 it expects to see the biggest rise in the level of climate—warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. this graph shows the steady rise in atmospheric concentrations of co2 since 2015 with 2019 projected to be a near—record amount. every year, the earth's natural carbon sinks, such as forests, soak up large amounts of co2 produced by humans. but in years when the tropical pacific region is warmer, trees and plants grow less, and therefore absorb smaller amounts of the gas. i'm joined by professor bill collins, from the department of meteorology at the university of reading. thank you so much for talking to us. tell us about the science behind this. yes, fortunately for us the natural world has taken up about half of the emissions of carbon dioxide that we have admitted into the atmosphere. the met office prediction is saying that perhaps this year when it is going to be warmer and drier in the forest regions, this natural removal process will not be as efficient and more of what we admit will be in the atmosphere rather than ta ken more of what we admit will be in the atmosphere rather than taken out. what can we do about that if anything? so the cause of this increase in carbon dioxide is because we are admitting into the atmosphere, burning coal burning oil and burning gas. the first things to do is to stop burning these fossil fuels. so for instance, moving our ca rs fuels. so for instance, moving our cars from petro power to electric power. and making our electricity come from renewable sources. why does the co2 very over the course of the year? —— why does the co2 differ over the course of the year? the forest and other vegetation take that c02 forest and other vegetation take that co2 out of the year. —— mike out of the air. the amount that they ta ke out of the air. the amount that they take out differs according to how fast they are growing. it will be more in the spring and summer because they are growing. as this spring and summer progresses, the c02 will spring and summer progresses, the co2 will get lower and lower. than in the autumn, we lose their leaves, the trees stopped taking up anything more and that is when our level start to increase again. the minimum of carbon dioxide tends to be in the autumn and the maximum isjust before the leaves start growing fully again so about may. the c02 we are talking about those well then last for thousands of years in the atmosphere? yes. the trees will only ta ke atmosphere? yes. the trees will only take so much out of the atmosphere. most of what we are putting out will last for thousands of years and the big problem that the met office have identified is that these sinks, that making up of the carbon dioxide actually decreases in a warmer, drier world and that is what we expect to happen over the course of the century. our understanding is that if we carry on raising the temperatures at the current rate by the end of the century, the actual forest will start producing carbon dioxide rather than taking it out. rather than half of our carbon tax and being taken up by nature, nature will actually start fighting back, releasing what we have made back into the atmosphere. that would put us into the atmosphere. that would put us in double trouble. grave consequences. professor collins, thank you so much. let's have a look at the weather. a much milder day on the cards today. temperatures nine or 10 degrees milder than yesterday. we have got high pressure in the south and west. a westerly breeze dragging in something a bit milder and a fair amount of cloud. they will be some breaks, some sunny spells particularly in the east as we go through the afternoon. some cloud and outbreaks of rain in the north and outbreaks of rain in the north and west, particularly persistent for northwest scotland. look at the double figure temperatures. as we go through tonight, further outbreaks of rain. a could fall as snow over high ground in the far north. it will be cooler, but away from there, temperatures won't fall to fire. overnight lows around six to nine celsius. a mild start to the day tomorrow. some early brightness a fairamount of tomorrow. some early brightness a fair amount of clouds and that could be safe enough for some rain. persistent rain coming in from the west moving towards the east. showers following behind temperatures still in double figures. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: a british man convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in a speedboat crash has appeared in court in georgia, where he was on the run. jack shepherd will be held in a detention centre in tbilisi for the next three months. in what's being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate, the queen has spoken of the need to come together to seek out common ground, and not to lose sight of the bigger picture. meanwhile, the chancellor, philip hammond has warned of "very significa nt" short—term disruption if britain leaves the eu without a deal. stronger food labelling laws are being proposed to prevent further deaths of people with allergies. the london—based brewer, fuller's, has sold its beer and cider business to asahi of japan for £250 million. and coming up, scientists say they've found the secret behind why some people stay effortlessly slim. good morning. novak djokovic is through the australian open final. the world number one completely outclassed the frenchman lucas pouille in three sets, 6—0, 6—2, 6—2. he'll now face the world number two rafal nadal in sundays final, andrew castlejoins me. we will look at the semifinal. djokovic says that was the best match he's played in melbourne... it was almost perfect, wasn't it? element that was frightening because it is his seventh semifinal, seven final and he has never been any semifinal and not won the tournament. if he says he played well, after whitty said it is as well as you played. he made five unforced errors in the whole match. frequently the first serve was up at 75 or 80%. there is no way to break him down u nless there is no way to break him down unless your name is rafa nadal. even then, novak is setting new standards. this is phenomenal tennis. he does it at the most difficult points in the match. he will find the line and he puts pressure on and then you are overwhelmed from the beginning. that looks not so spectacular, but as a performance it is worth watching but for me it was that great entertainment. it was watching a great virtuoso performance in any field, worth watching for that reason but not a great match. at yesterday's semifinal, rafa nadal was spectacular, so what if i know we have to look forward to. this is one of the great rivalries in tennis. look at the head—to—head... 53rd meeting in all, even eighth time they've faced each other in grand slam finals this is the record. rafa nadal just comes rafa nadaljust comes out on top. 27-25 to rafa nadaljust comes out on top. 27—25 to novak djokovic. in careers but the eighth time in a grand slam final. how do you see this one? they have not actually played in a grand slam final for too long. the 2014 french open. too long for a great rivalry like this. the match of the year last year was the semifinal of wimbledon. whoever won this was going to beat the one in the final. if they produce more tennis like that i will bea produce more tennis like that i will be a happy customer. everybody talks about the 2012 australian open final, five sets and novak djokovic took it, one of the great games. five hours and 53 minutes, can you imagine that? 53 minutes against either of them would be enough to see most people. whether we will see another one that lasts nearly six hours i doubt, but you must see classic tennis between these two because it is what they achieved. it is the pattern they have. they are farand is the pattern they have. they are far and away the best two players in the world. thank you for working on sunday to let hubby doesn't kill five or six hours. with andrew on the semifinal this afternoon. the first test resumes in barbados in the next couple of hours. the west indies will be looking to stretch their lead over england. they'll resume on day three on 127—6 in their second innings — that's a lead of 339 after they bowled england out for just 77 runs. england staring at defeat, barring something truly incredible when they bat again. it could be later today. england off—spinner danielle hazell has retired from international cricket. she played in three ashes—winning sides and was in the victorious 2017 world cup squad. she was also part of the squad that won inaugural women's world twenty20 on home soil in the summer of 2009. hazell says her "body is telling her to move on", after nearly a decade playing at the highest level. the chelsea manager maurizio sarri says that after three or four bad performances, his players have rediscovered their enthusiasm. that's after they beat tottenham on penalties at stamford bridge to reach the league cup final. they have remembered how to have fun on the pitch. tottenham had a 1—0 lead from the first leg of their semifinal, but chelsea soon got themsleves back into the tie thanks to goals from n'golo kante, and this from eden hazard. a goalfrom fernando llorente made it 2—2 on aggregate, no extra time and no away goals rule, so it went straight to penalties, and david luiz sent chelsea through to face manchester city in next month's final. that is at wembley. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the us senate has rejected two plans to end the government shutdown, as 800,000 federal workers lose another paycheque today. president trump's commerce secretary, wilbur ross, was criticised yesterday after saying he couldn't see why affected workers didn'tjust take out loans to pay their bills. the president says he would back a "reasonable" proposal to end the record—breaking closure — as long as it includes guarantees over border security. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. this shutdown has got a goal! —— it has got to go. more than a month into the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of government employees have missed out on another paycheque. and as another week without a wage goes by, their concerns are growing with their frustration. why are we at this point right now? we should be getting a paycheque, we should be feeding our family, we should be paying our bills. this administration doesn't take the human factor into consideration and we need to stop the shutdown now. inside congress, both democrats and republicans put forward separate funding bills to try to reopen the government departments that have been closed but with neither side prepared to compromise, they were always doomed to fail. the motion is not agreed to. at the heart of this dispute is president trump's demand for more than $5.5 billion for a barrier along america's border with mexico. the so—called wall has caused a huge divide in washington and while president trump insists he will support a reasonable agreement to end the shutdown, he continues to say that any deal must come with money for the wall. you know, many of those people that are not getting paid are totally in favour of what we're doing because they know the future of this country is dependent on having a strong border. especially a strong southern border. because we have tremendous violence and crime coming through that border. but the white house knows there are major political risks in the shutdown continuing. particularly given the pictures of federal workers relying on help to feed their families. and many employees have been angered by comments by the multi—millionaire commerce secretary wilbur ross who suggested that they should simply get bank loans rather than having to depend on food banks. the 30 days of pay that some people will be out, there's no real reason why they shouldn't be able to get a loan against it. those remarks were seized on by the democrats. those comments are appalling and reveal the administration's callous indifference towards the federal workers it is treating as pawns. democrats and republicans are talking again, which they've described as a step forward, but they know they also need president trump to agree any deal. meanwhile, the shutdown goes on, and with each day it continues to break records as the longest in the us government history. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. in spain, rescuers have begun a new attempt to try to find a two—year—old spanish boy who fell down a well 12 days ago. the boy's parents have been maintaining a vigil at the site, as miners dug a shaft parallel with the borehole. the team will now dig a 4m passage to try to reach the boy. scientists say they've found the secret behind why some people stay effortlessly slim. they think it's not necessarily because they have a healthier lifestyle, but that they've got a natural genetic advantage. the hope is that this could have long—term implications for tackling obesity. our health correspondent, catherine burns, reports. we're all dealt a certain genetic hand of cards at birth affecting everything from how we look to how our bodies work. so it's no real surprise that this includes weight. we've known for several years that some genetic changes mean people are more likely to become obese, but this study looked at why others are naturally slim. researchers recruited more than 1,500 people in the uk who are thin and healthy but don't do huge amounts of exercise. they looked at their dna and compared it with people who are severely obese and a larger group of others who are a normal weight. they found that the slim ones are not necessarily more disciplined but that they have the luckiest set of genes. the flip side of that is that the obese people have the genetic dice loaded against them. actually, people who struggle with their weight know they struggle with their weight. they've often tried lots of diets, lots of different things, and they've found it very hard to lose weight. what this does is give people an explanation for why that's been happening. the team wants to pinpoint the exact genes and biological workings that keep people thin. when and if that happens, they'd want to target them in new weight loss strategies. but for now, there's no way to change the cards you've been dealt, so the advice is to eat a healthy diet and get plenty of exercise. catherine burns, bbc news. doctors are refusing to prescribe medicinal cannabis oil, despite a change in the law, according to a committee of mps and campaigners. last year, the government ruled that it could be administered in certain cases to help alleviate suffering. john maguire reports. all right, sweetheart. jorja will be three next month. she has an extremely rare condition caused by a chromosome deficiency and suffers around 30 epileptic seizures a day. she has six different types of medication, but her father believes passionately that cannabis oil could mean a fundamental improvement in her health. he's obtained one of the very few prescriptions. it comes from a private doctor and is very expensive. i'm lucky i've got this medication here. yes, it's costing £1,000 a month. yes, that's unsustainable, but i will fight that and get that sorted. but i'm lucky i've got this medication, to give jorja. there's families out there, right across the united kingdom, that don't have that. that haven't had that luck and they're sitting here at the moment, looking at their child having multiple seizures in front of them, lying in hospital dying... some of these children having 300—400 seizures a day. high profile campaigns by families, including the parents of alfie dingley, led to cannabis oil being rescheduled — an apparent victory. but since then, doctors are refusing to prescribe certain medical cannabis to young patients with epilepsy, citing a lack of evidence that the drug, with the active ingredient known as thc, works or it is safe. there are examples of drugs which have unforeseen consequences, that have been introduced into the markets and then we've found problems later on. so, i think it's right we practice evidence—based medicine and, unfortunately, it will take a bit of time to establish the evidence. but we're committed to doing that. and we're certainly open to the fact that some of these drugs may well be very useful. a committee of mps, set up to look at the issue, says doctors should be the drug now. —— they should be prescribing the drug now. there is evidence from around the world, not far away from here, for instance in holland, where a lot of these drugs are being purchased by the mums and dads because they're so desperate, that, actually, it works. we're supposed to be the leaders in medical ethics in this country, the leaders in, actually, so much. and, actually, we're letting people suffer, and that can't be right. clinical trials could take 2—3 years. in the meantime, anxiety and doubt remains among clinicians, while families who believe cannabis oil is a panacea, or at least their best hope, continue to fight, to campaign and to wait. or, if they can afford it and find a doctor willing to prescribe, they have to pay. john maguire, bbc news, belfast. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... a british man convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in a speedboat crash has appeared in court in georgia, where he's been in hiding and will be held in prison there for the next three months. in what's being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate, the queen has spoken of the need to "come together to seek out common ground". the long—time trump ally and former campaign adviser roger stone has been arrested in florida, charged with seven counts, including obstruction and witness—tampering. now the business news... london pride is moving to japan, brewer fuller's is to sell its entire drinks business to japan's biggest brewer asahi. fuller's said the £250 million deal would preserve the griffin brewery in chiswick, west london, where beer has been brewed since 1654. asahi is the owner of peroni and grolsch brands. vodafone has reported a 6.8% fall in turnover to £9.42 billion for the three months to december. its services revenue fell by 3.9%. vodafone also used its results announcement to state that it has "paused" using huawei equipment in its core telecoms networks. the new chief executive of goldman sachs says that a "difficult" brexit will negatively affect its investment plans in the uk. david solomon told the bbc that while there has been a frozen headcount in the uk, the bank has been adding staff in the eu over the last two years. the wall street giant employs 6,000 people in the uk. returning to that story, goldman sachs says the outcome of brexit will affect decisions made people and resources. ceo mr solomon was speaking at the world economic forum, in davos. of goldman's uk staff, a few — in the dozens — have been asked to move to locations elsewhere in europe. however, the bank has added hundreds of staff to offices in frankfurt, paris, stockholm, milan and madrid. here is mr soloman talking to our business editor simonjack. our headcount in the uk over the last couple of years has not gone down, but, you know... it hasn't gone up. but it hasn't gone up either. we have added headcount, you know, on the continent. but i would say, over time, if this is resolved in a difficult way or in a hard way, i do think, over time, it'll have an impact on where we invest and where we put people. all these things ultimately have an impact on the investment decisions and the business decisions that all of us as business leaders make, and so the outcome of this over time i think will have an impact, depending on how it's resolved. fuller's, the brewer whose beers include london pride, is to sell its entire drinks business to japan's biggest brewer asahi. fuller's said the deal — which also includes cider and soft drinks brand cornish orchards and craft cask brewer dark star — was due to "structural changes to the beer industry". as a mid—sized brewer, the company said it was being squeezed between the global brewers and the 2,000 smaller brewers across the uk. the campaign for real ale said it was a "sad day" for the industry. neil wilson has been looking into this. he is chief analyst at markets.com. first of all, explain to me exactly what this means. the brewery will still happen in the uk, but the company will now be japanese owned? correct. essentially it is a japanese owner for the brewery business and they will be no noticeable change for consumers. i think fuller's pubs and hotels will still stock the same range of beers and ales and ciders they do at the moment. there is a long—term strategic partnership being inked at the same time as this deal. no noticeable change but obviously a good day for the fuller's shareholders. absolutely, the shares havejumped over 20%. what is it from the steel investors like them apart from obviously a massive return? —— investors in fuller's. a premium with 23 times earnings, a decent premium for shareholders. at the same time it frees up a lot of cash, up to £60 million worth of cash, up to £60 million worth of cash to be returned to shareholders because of this deal. also it frees up because of this deal. also it frees up cash to invest in pubs and hotels as well. also we should not overlook the fact to daily trading update for the fact to daily trading update for the christmas period was pretty decent and good like—for—like sales growth in this pub and hotels business as well. now, this is a big japanese brewer, ina way now, this is a big japanese brewer, in a way consolidating with a uk brewer. it tells us a lot about the brewing industry and the beer industry, how big companies have to get together to group together in what are difficult times. correct. we have seen big megamergers in the last years between the big brewers, and asahi has been going after a number of european brewers. it has killed back slightly from asia and china and indonesia recently. —— it has cooled off. it is focusing on europe. the movement that is happening... there isa movement that is happening... there is a sense that you either need to bea is a sense that you either need to be a craft brewer or you need to be big enough and gullible enough to survive. i think asahi is playing this out and i think we will likely see more consolidation in this sector. 0k, sector. ok, thank you very much. now, some other business headlines... sportswear brand asics will recycle used clothing to make the official uniforms forjapan's olympic and paralympic teams. the uniforms will be worn by the home team at next year's games in tokyo. asics hopes to gather 30,000 items through collection boxes in stores and at sporting events. microsoft has confirmed that access to its bing search engine in china has been restored after an outage. the firm did not offer any explanation for why the search engine had been inaccessible. the outage caused concern that the service might have been blocked by the chinese authorities. british clothing manufacturers have been forced to pay almost £90,000 to employees for nonpayment of the minimum wage. an hm revenue & customs investigation found that over a six—year period 126 garment workers were paid wage arrears. hmrc has 14 ongoing investigations, and it found underpayment in one in every four inspections. a brief look at the markets. shares in london, frankfurt and paris climbed today — to their highest level in nearly two months. investors feeling positive about tech stocks after some strong numbers from the sector last night vodafone group's share price is down after its trading update. another share price was up over 20% but now up share price was up over 20% but now up over 16% on the markets for fuller's. from me, back to you. people somtimes find it difficult to talk about disability, for fear of saying the wrong thing. but why should this be? bbc news asked one of its journalists, ellis palmer, the paralympian and disability rights activist dame tanni grey—thompson, and youtube blogger lucy edwards to make a short film sharing their experiences. quite a few times when i've been standing at the bus stop people i was eight months pregnant, i was in the street, and somebody stopped me and pointed out i was pregnant. they then said to me, how did you get pregnant? so i did end up saying i had sex with my husband, how did you think i got pregnant? there are so many times when members of the public come up to me and you look at them, don't you? i'm like, what is she doing? what is she looking at? is it something i have to be alert and aware of? i feel so bad sometimes saying, please don't do that, but it's really unhelpful. for many people, disability can seem to be a complex thing to talk about. perhaps they fear saying the wrong thing or seeming patronising. two thirds of us are uncomfortable when talking to disabled people, according to a survey done by the disability charity scope. disability can be a broad range of physical conditions, chronic health problems and mental health issues. some disabilities are clearly visible while others can't be seen. no! i don't suffer from my disability. rather i live with or have cerebral palsy. saying a disabled person suffers from their disability portrays quite a negative image of a disabled person rather than saying someone who just needs adjustments or the right support to be able to thrive. there is still a huge amount of low—level discrimination that disabled people face. they think it's amazing and wonderful and aren't you incredible because you're out and about? not something that just should be an accepted part of society. and we're not all inspirational just because we've got out of bed in the morning. it is actually one of the most patronising things for a disabled person to experience for someone non—disabled to come and say you're so inspirational, because if you say why they often don't have an answer. i'm a disabled person, not a person with a disability. a person with a disability is often used by non—disabled people because they think it sounds nicer but actually its society that makes my life different. it's steps, it's cobbles, it's lifts that don't work... my disability is not a separate part of me that i can choose to pick up or down. i lost my sight six years ago. one time i was approaching a kerb with olga and she was on the pavement and i wasn't. a gentleman came over and gave her a stroke. stopped her in her tracks a bit and i was still on the road. please don't distract her because she's doing a job. she's my eyes. i'm not wheelchair—bound, confined to or in a wheelchair, rather ijust use my wheelchair to get around so i'm a wheelchair user or someone using a wheelchair. the jokes about my speeding or whether i've got a licence are pretty weird when you consider that my wheels are essentially my legs. it's not about avoiding topics or trying to say the right thing, ratherjust treating people as you yourself would wish to be treated. like many things in modern society it is about asking a person's consent and how they want things to go down, rather than just assuming. stop and think how you talk to anyone else and use that when you talk to a disabled person. just listen to what they say. what would be so great is if people came up to me and asked me if they could stroke olga. i think it's really important to have that dialogue between me and the person interacting with me, because the audible world is so important to a blind person. we don't need to be condescended to or treated differently. we need to be respected and supported. to watch that film again and others like it, visit bbc.com/ideas. there is a a lot to think about that. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello and a brief mild spell of weather through today and the start of the weekend. temperatures as much around nine or 10 celsius milder than yesterday. a fair amount of cloud. this photo sent from nottinghamshire. if we compare the highs of today with those yesterday, you can see the big jump in temperatures, nine or 10 celsius in a few spots. about nine or 10 degrees milder. here is how the pressure chart is, high pressure to the south and west. ringing in something milderfrom the the south and west. ringing in something milder from the west. the south and west. ringing in something milderfrom the west. we saw a warm front clear in the south and east first thing. as we go through this afternoon we will see brighter spells developing, particularly for eastern england and north—east scotland. cloudier in the west with some outbreaks of rain and drizzle. more persistent rain in the north west of scotland through this afternoon. temperatures are from the north—east of scotland widely in the double figures with a high of around 12 celsius. as we go through this evening and overnight, we continue to see some outbreaks of rain for pa rt to see some outbreaks of rain for part of scotland. the far north falling snow over the hills. cooler for north—east scotland but elsewhere temperatures not falling too far at all. overnight lows around six up to nine celsius. patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle again in the west. the pressure chart into saturday... we still hold onto the fairly breezy westerly wind but we have this cold front approaching from the west and it approachingrfrom therwest and-it bring outbreaks of more will bring outbreaks of more persistent rain to northern and eastern... northern and western areas as it works its way east through the day. some brighter spells to begin with for eastern areas but it will turn cloudy with the best of the dry weather to be found in the east. a few showers falling behind the more persistent rain with temperatures again milder, away from the north—east of scotland. highs around 10 celsius. moving into sunday, we see a better vision than the weather, turning windy in the north and west. we could see some snow and problems with ice perhaps for parts of scotland. showery outbreaks of rain and sleet and snow for north—eastern parts of england, eastern part of scotland. the best of britain is found in the west with sunshine here but it will be windy with gales or severe gales. temperatures slightly fresher on sunday, looking at height of around four fresher on sunday, looking at height ofaround fourup fresher on sunday, looking at height of around four up to seven celsius in the north. milderfurther south, reaching around nine celsius. it stays cooler into monday. by. —— goodbye. jack shepherd — the british man convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in a speedboat crash —has appeared in court in georgia — he's to be held in prison there for the next three months. in what's being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate, the queen has spoken of the need to "come together to seek out common ground" as the clock ticks down — the chancellor, philip hammond, warns of "very significa nt" short—term disruption if britain leaves the eu without a deal. the automatic default is that we would leave with no deal. that's a very bad outcome for britain and a clear majority of my colleagues across party in parliament are determined to avoid that outcome, but it cannot be ruled out. the long—time trump ally and former campaign adviser, roger stone has been arrested in florida, charged with seven counts, including obstruction and witness—tampering. the parents of a 15—year—old—girl, who died after having an allergic reaction to a sandwich, back calls for stricter food labelling laws to prevent further deaths. you know, we feel that we must do it and we are doing it. and we are proud to be doing it in her name. in honour of our child who is no longer with us, yes. and archaeologists excavating a site for the new high speed rail project say they've found the remains of a royal navy explorer who led the first circumnavigation of australia. good morning. it's 25th january. welcome to bbc newsroom live. ajudge in georgia has ruled the man who killed a woman in a speedboat crash on the river thames in 2015, and then fled the uk, will be held in prison for three months as british authorities try to extradite him. jack shepherd handed himself into police in georgia earlier this week, after months on the run. he was convicted of manslaughter in his absence, after 24—year—old charlotte brown, died in a speedboat crash. injuly, shepherd was sentenced to six years in prison. our reporter rayhan demytrie is outside the court in the georgian capital of tbilisi for us now. just explain what happened in court. jack shepherd was brought in in handcuffs. it was a rather small courtroom. full ofjournalists. he was sitting behind a glass cubicle and the entire process was translated into his ear by an interpreter. the prosecution has spoken, they requested the judge to remand jack shepherd in custody for the next three months and that is what thejudge ruled. he rolled to keep jack what thejudge ruled. he rolled to keepjack in what thejudge ruled. he rolled to keep jack in prison what thejudge ruled. he rolled to keepjack in prison for the next three months. before this ruling, mr shepherd had an opportunity to make a statement to the court and he has spoken about... he said not a single day went by without him thinking about the passing of charlotte and the effect it had on her family. about the passing of charlotte and the effect it had on herfamily. he said that he regretted not attending his trial back in britain. he said sometime after the accident, he felt depressed, suicidally depressed. and thatis depressed, suicidally depressed. and that is one of the reasons why he didn't want to speak about the accident. he also said that he had wished he could sit down with the family and explain what had happened to charlotte. he said he realised that it caused —— that him not doing so caused a lot of suffering to the family and he regretted that. that is briefly what he said in court, but thejudge is briefly what he said in court, but the judge nevertheless ruled to have him in detention for the next three months. his lawyers who we spoke to a short while ago said that the process will take some time, she estimates. this entire process thinks that her client is in danger if he goes back to the uk and she said there was pressure from the british authorities to expedite the process. thank you very much for that. be able to catch up with you later. —— we will catch up with you later. the queen has spoken of the need to "come together to seek out the common ground. her comments at the sandringham branch of the women's institute are being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. there was no mention of the word brexit, no reference to political divisions. but, as in her christmas broadcast "as we look for new answers", she said, she "preferred tried and tested recipes like respecting different points of view and coming together to seek out the common ground and never losing sight of the bigger picture. it was a weighty message for a local branch of the women's institute. there could be little doubt it was intended for a much wider audience. well, this morning the chancellor philip hammond has welcomed those remarks from the queen and said there was "huge wisdom" in the monarch‘s call for the country to find common ground. but he also warned that brexit will cause very significant disruption in the short term. our political correspondent jonathan blakejoins us now from westminster. tell us more. a lot of talk about what the chancellor has had to say at the forum in davos this morning particularly around with the eu may or may not do in response to any proposed changes to withdrawal agreement. that may come about from the key vote in parliament next week. he said the eu might be willing to examine or shift its redlines without changing its fundamental principles. and he also offered his thoughts on the potential of a no—deal brexit and it is pretty clear from what philip hammond had to say that that is not his preferred option. we are involved in a negotiation trying to get the best terms and deal that we can for the british people. what i can for the british people. what i can say is that we are very clear that no deal would be very outcome for the british public it would betray the decision they made in the 2016 referendum. the british people believe they voted for an exit with a future deal with the european union. we were told that it would be relatively simple to get a deal and thatis relatively simple to get a deal and that is what people want to see. a smooth exit to a future trade partner with the european union that allows us to continue trading, protects british jobs while respecting the referendum decision. so the chancellor making very clear that no deal would cause a great amount of disruption for the uk, in his words. he did not go as far as his words. he did not go as far as his cabinet colleague that there should be a vote to rule that out in parliament. we are going to hear the thoughts of one and he. thank you for joining thoughts of one and he. thank you forjoining us. the chancellor is clear that no deal will be disastrous for the uk. are you still of the mind that it would not necessarily be a bad thing? well, the chancellor never wanted to leave the chancellor never wanted to leave the european union, he never made it a secret and everybody knows that. ministers at the end of the day are bound by a collective responsibility. borisjohnson could not agree with the policy of the government and he resigned at a point of honour, so did david davis. if amber rudd cannot agree with the policy of the government, she knows what she has to do. for you and your collea g u es what she has to do. for you and your colleagues who are very much in favour of brexit is your position softening and is there any petition where you can back the prime minister? yesterday, the ceo of airbus who was a german paratrooper and his youth he issued a letter, i haveit and his youth he issued a letter, i have it here, where he called the brexit tiers. presumably because we are trying to implement the decision of 17.4 million people in the referendum. i would of 17.4 million people in the referendum. iwould never... iam of 17.4 million people in the referendum. i would never... i am a patriotic englishman, but i never dreamed of tying a german mp how to vote and i think he should pay us the same courtesy. we are seeing mps put forward various amendments. one of which from their colleague in the conservative party, which calls on the government to look for alternative proposals to the northern ireland backstop to prevent a hard border and says it is prefera ble a hard border and says it is preferable to leaving the easy without a deal. there is some talk that the government could back that. would you and your colleagues back at? forgive me, i have not finished my point. the intervention by the ceo of airbus is an example of arrogance which is one of the reasons why people voted to leave the european union. if he thinks because he runs a big company he can bully british mps how to vote, he is going to be sorely mistaken. my father was a veteran, he never submitted to bullying by any german. neither will his son. that is what he can do with his letter.|j neither will his son. that is what he can do with his letter. i am sure he can do with his letter. i am sure he has seen and heard your message quite clear on that. he will make up your own mind quite clear on that. he will make up yourown mind on quite clear on that. he will make up your own mind on principles. would your own mind on principles. would you back the amendment which seeks to find alternative methods to avoiding a hard border to the northern ireland backstop and makes clear that leaving without ideal is a preferred option two with regard to the amendment, we were invited to sign the amendment five minutes before the deadline for tabling amendments at 530 yesterday afternoon. we barely had a chance to look at it. in a measured way, we will look at that amendment over the weekend, confer amongst ourselves and then take a you on monday. given the importance of all the events, you cannot really expect people to sign critical amendments at five minutes notice. you are going to have a look and think about it over the weekend. thank you forjoining us. they will be many conversations happening and bargaining happening ahead of the vote on tuesday. it will be down to the speaker as to which amendments are voted on and has a key vote is shaped in parliament next tuesday. thank you so much. staying with brexit because the bbc has learned... some countries are pressing brussels to be more generous to the uk in the event of a "no deal" brexit. the european commission has drawn up basic contingency arrangements to cover areas like aviation and road haulage which would come into force if britain leaves the eu without an agreement. our brussels correspondent, adam fleming, told us what's being suggested and by who. in december, the european commission published some legislation to the most important ones where about aviation and road haulage. —— these are the two most important ones. —— these are the two most important ones. they were bare—bones deals to ensure what the commission calls basic connectivity, which means allowing british truckers in and out of the eu, but not around it and british airlines to operate flights in and out of the eu but not around it. a group of countries are pushing for british truckers and airlines to be able to operate in the single market in some kind of way. so to broaden that legislation. the eu has a bit of a dilemma. do they want to do the pragmatic thing about making the effects of no deal as minimal as possible? or do they want to start making no deal like less of a bad option? what the european commission is saying very strongly is — "look, you cannot offer the uk anything that looks like bits of the single market while being out on the eu." and they want to reinforce this message that the best thing to do is for the uk to sign up for the deal, not pin their hopes on these extra no—deal contingency plan saving the day. adam fleming there in brussels and we are all awaiting events next tuesday and the big vote on that. on the government measure any amendments. we have got lots more coming up on amendments. we have got lots more coming up on news amendments. we have got lots more coming up on news from lives. right now, we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. roger stone, a political strategist considered to be a close ally of president trump, has been arrested in florida — according to the office of the us special counsel investigating alleged collusion between russia and the trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election. in a statement, the special counsel's office said mr stone had been charged on seven counts, including one for obstruction of an official proceeding, five for false statements, and one for witness tampering. we can cross to washington now and speak to marianne levine, congressional reporter for politico. thank you so much forjoining us so early in the morning. tell us the significance of this. this is a big moment in the mueller investigation. this is a big moment. roger stone was on the presidential campaign fred trump briefly and then continue to speak with the president after he left the campaign —— presidential campaignfor left the campaign —— presidential campaign for president trent. this is about possible collusion between members of the trunk campaign. like do we know about the charges? what we know is that this was related to obstruction in an official proceeding, it does not imply that that it was due to the state m e nts imply that that it was due to the statements he made to the house committee. that is kind of the generic view scenario of the investigation. it seems that some of this is connected to roger stone's relationship with the wikileaks. there are a lot of questions about how wet his contacts were prior to their release of hillary clinton's e—mailsjust before their release of hillary clinton's e—mails just before the 2016 election. he has denied any criminality at all appear can you give us some context and background to his relationship with the trunk campaign? he is a long nixon aide so he has a long time relationship with the republican party. roger stone was an adviser on the trunk campaign briefly and then continued to speak with the president after he left the campaign. they both had regular conversations. thank you so much for joining us. the headlines on bbc news... a british man convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in a speedboat crash has appeared in court in georgia where he's been in hiding and will be held in prison there for the next three months. president trump's former campaign time to catch up at the tennis on the rest of the sport. we are going to start with the tennis. novak djokovic is through the australian open final. the world number one completely outclassed the frenchman lucas pouille in three sets, 6—0, 6—2, 6—2. he'll now face the world number two rafal nadal in sunday's final. djokovic says today's the win was the best match he's played in melbourne. earlier, i spoke to bbc sport commentator andrew castle about the serbian's performance. this was his seventh semifinal and he is through to the seven final and he is through to the seven final and he has never ever been in the semi final and not won the tournament. afterwards he said that was as well as he has ever played. he made five u nforced as he has ever played. he made five unforced errors in the entire match. there is no way to break him down u nless there is no way to break him down unless your name is ralph and a doll and even then, he is setting new standards. this is phenomenal tennis. and he does it at the most difficult parts in the tennis. he put so much pressure on his opponent from the beginning. the first test resumes in barbados in the next couple of hours, the west indies will be looking to stretch their lead over england. they'll resume on day three on 127—6 in their second innings that's already a lead of 339 after they bowled england out for just 77 runs. england are facing a heavy defeat unless they can come up with something truly incredible when they bat again. england spinner danielle hazell has retired from international cricket. she played in three ashes—winning sides and was in the victorious 2017 world cup squad. she won the first of her 141 caps in late 2009 and rose to number one in the t20 bowling rankings. hazell says her "body is telling her to move on", after nearly a decade playing at the highest level. the chelsea manager maurizio sarri says that after three or four bad performances, his players have rediscovered their enthusiasm. that's after they beat tottenham on penalties at stamford bridge to reach the league cup final. tottenham had a 1—0 lead from the first leg of their semifinal, but chelsea soon got themsleves back into the tie thanks to goals from n'golo kante, and this from eden hazard. a goalfrom fernando llorente made it 2—2 on aggregate, no extra time and no away goals rule, so it went straight to penalties, and david luiz sent chelsea through to face manchester city in next month's final. that's all the sport for now. fi m you. more now on the arrest gf presidngt trump‘sfgfmgr'” adviser roger stone. mark liverman from cbs news joins me from new york. a list of seven fairly hefty; am there m w- " a list of seven fairly hefty; §7ff a list of seven fairly hefty; iii! gust! é»!!! mandi:éfifim" 7 24 page indictment. we are it, but roger stone reading through it, but roger stone was arrested in fort lauderdale was grrested in folilaudeldale player was agrested in folilaudeldale player special counsel florida player special counsel robert mueller released a statement the arrest after stone indicted peered the indictment includes seven counts. one count of obstruction, one count of witness tampering and five other counts. it is said in the document, that in 2016 roger stone spoke to trump campaign officials which appears to be wikileaks. it continues to say that the information that wikileaks might have would be damaging to the clinton campaign. the indictment also said that roger stone made deliberately false and misleading state m e nts deliberately false and misleading statements to the house intelligence committee after the closed—door hearing back in december 2017. he saidi hearing back in december 2017. he said i made the case that the accusations that i knew aboutjohn podesta's e—mails in advance was false. he is scheduled to make an initial court appearance in fort lauderdale later today. to give some background, this started over a year ago when the us intelligence community publicly confirmed russia's interference with the election and accused the russian president of personally ordering the operation. that is how this all started. a little bit of context on roger stone, the significance of hidden within the republican party and the trump world. at this point we know he was communicating back and forth during that time. there is and forth during that time. there is a relationship there, the type of relationship we are still trying to figure out. especially after these new allegations have come out this morning. thank you so much for joining us. stricter food labelling laws are being proposed to protect people with allergies. under government proposals, all packaged food such as sandwiches and salads could be required to list their full ingredients. campaigners have demanded new laws following the death of natasha ednan—laperouse, who suffered an allergic reaction to a pret a manger baguette in 2016. chi chi izundu reports. it's being called natasha's law, following the death of 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse. in 2016, she died after suffering an allergic reaction to a pret a manger sandwich. last year, the food chain announced it would include full ingredient labelling on all products. natasha's family have fought to change the law to give much clearer information, and today, the government is launching a nine week consultation into food labelling laws. how can we ensure that no—one goes through what natasha's parents went through and see their own child suffer in that way? my own view is that the maximum possible information should be shared with consumers. notjust allergens — but ingredients. because the more that people know, the better their choices. the consultation is asking businesses and allergy sufferers to have their say on four options, including full ingredient list labelling, allergen only labelling, "ask the staff" labels on all products, or best practice around communicating allergen information to customers. currently, the law says that any food prepared at the same place it is sold, like this granola breakfast tub or this salad, does not actually have to have any allergy labels on it, but customers are free to ask staff for more information. under new proposals, though, businesses could be asked to list absolutely every ingredient within them. food allergies affect around two million people in the uk and the government says it's vital for them and for business to be able to trust the food we eat. my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to natasha's parents earlier this morning about when they hoped the new legislation would come into force. the law should come in summer recess which we think will be around july. that is when the law will be in effect. there may be some time given for businesses to get their labelling systems and procedures in place, but really, it will happen this year. it will be called natasha's law. how does that make you feel? delighted. it is something we... feel that natasha would be so proud of, having lived with allergies and often feeling she was very much on her own with her allergies. many of her friends did not understand, it is not their fault, but the conversation was not happening as it is now. for this to be in her name is quite incredible. i'd like to say for those of us who have faith, natasha is in heaven now. she is looking down and saying, yes, mummy and daddy, do it, go for it. we feel that and we are doing it. we feel that and we are doing it. we feel that and we are doing it. we are proud to be doing it in her name, really. in honour of our child was no longer with us. the parents of natasha who died of eating a think at. —— a sandwich. i'm nowjoined by carla jones, ceo of allergy uk to find out more about the importance of clearer allergen labelling. what do you want to see in this law? we welcome the commitment to this consultation. as far as we can say there should have always been best practises in effect. we want all labels —— full ingredients and allergens on labels. we have seen the tragic loss of many people from food allergies. this tragic death of natasha and the wonderful work that her parents have done to move this forward to bring us to the point where we are having this consultation, we are really pleased and appreciate the fact that the environment secretary in the food minister had put this forward. we are hoping that it will be full ingredients and allergens that will become the legislation. ingredients and allergens that will become the legislationlj ingredients and allergens that will become the legislation. i wanted to check with you, is the uk currently behind the rest of europe or some other parts of europe on this? you mentioned best practise. know, we are part of the european regulations. actually, the food providers, for example, where following registration peered they we re following registration peered they were following the requirement that they as an organisation that makes food on the premises, they were following what was the regulation. they had signs up and they were instructing people to ask about the food. what didn't happen was the staff didn't understand the details of what was in the food. the food electric community is very vigilant and takes responsibility all the time for managing their food allergy. —— the food allergic community. sadly it's not always easy to find out all the ingredients in the food. for legislation does not go far enough, we are still having deaths and they should not be happening. we are hoping that the outcome for this will be full ingredients and allergens. the reason why you need this is because 28% of the food allergy reactions that we have in the uk are not in the top 14 allergens. the top 14 are not the only food allergies that exist. we get calls to our helpline for a range of things. lots of people call about kiwi, strawberry, banana. you can have an allergic reaction to red meat, it is very rare. it is incredibly sentient that the ingredients are actually provided on all foods that we purchase so we can eat out safely. people with food allergies can eat out with confidence. there is a shared responsibility with food operators. thank you so much for explaining that. now, it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom. hello, it is a bit of a mixed picture today. for most of us a lot of cloud around, much milder than it has been. there are glimpses of brightness. this picture was taken by one of our weather watchers. as we head through the rest of today, we head through the rest of today, we keep the bulk of the cloud, but there are some breaks. patchy rain across parts of northern and western scotla nd across parts of northern and western scotland and northern ireland. fizzles across the western parts of england and. temperatures on the mild side around 9—12d. it will be breezy especially later on where we will see some heavy rain coming in. a bit of snow over the highest hills. for most of us, we will keep the cloud and breeze and drizzle over night. no frost tomorrow. again, quitea over night. no frost tomorrow. again, quite a bit of cloud. some brightness, the longest in the east. the rain is coming from the west. the rain is coming from the west. the winds will pick up, still mild on saturday, but very windy and much colder by sunday. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines... a british man convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in a speedboat crash has appeared in court in georgia, where he was on the run. jack shepherd will be held in a detention centre in tbilisi for the next three months. in what's being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate, the queen has spoken of the need to come together to seek out common ground, and not to lose sight of the bigger picture. 77777.777 7.7.7.7 .7.77.7 ........ . .. ........5 counts, including obstruction and witness—tampering. stronger food labelling laws are being proposed to prevent further deaths of people with allergies. the met office says that in 2019 it expects to see the biggest rise in the level of climate—warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. this graph shows the steady rise in atmospheric concentrations of co2 since 2015 — with 2019 projected to be a near—record amount. every year, the earth's natural carbon sinks, such as forests, soak up large amounts of co2 produced by humans. but in years when the tropical pacific region is warmer, trees and plants grow less, and therefore absorb smaller amounts of the gas. earlier i spoke to professor bill collins, from the department of meteorology at the university of reading. yes, fortunately for us the natural world has taken up about half of the emissions of carbon dioxide that we have emitted into the atmosphere. the met office prediction is saying that perhaps this year when it is going to be warmer and drier in the forest regions, this natural removal process will not be as efficient and more of what we emit will be in the atmosphere rather than ta ken out. what can we do about that if anything? so the cause of this increase in carbon dioxide is because we are emitting into the atmosphere, burning coal, burning oil and burning gas. the first things to do is to stop burning these fossil fuels. so, for instance, moving our cars from petrol power to electric power. and making our electricity come from renewable sources. why does the co2 vary over the course of the year? the forest and other vegetation take that co2 out of the air. the amount that they take out differs according to how fast they are growing. it will be more in the spring and summer because they are growing. as this spring and summer progresses, the co2 will get lower and lower. then in the autumn, we lose their leaves, the trees stopp taking up anything more and that is when our levels start to increase again. the minimum of carbon dioxide tends to be in the autumn and the maximum the co2 we're talking about, those will then last for thousands of years in the atmosphere? yes. the trees will only take so much out of the atmosphere. most of what we are putting out will last for thousands of years and the big problem that the met office have identified is that these sinks, that making up of the carbon dioxide actually decreases in a warmer, drier world and that is what we expect to happen over the course of the century. our understanding is that if we carry on raising the temperatures at the current rate by the end of the century, the actual forest will start producing carbon dioxide rather than taking it out. rather than half of our carbon tax and being taken up by nature, nature will actually start fighting back, releasing what we have made back into the atmosphere. that would put us in double trouble. that is a grim picture. actress tina malone is facing contempt of court proceedings over a social media post allegedly showing images of one ofjames bulger‘s killers, jon venables. ms malone revealed she had received a high court summons in a series of facebook posts on thursday. there is a ban on publishing anything revealing the identities ofjon venables and robert thompson, who were convicted of murdering two—year—old james in 1993. they have been living under new identities since they were released in 2001. universities could be fined or de—registered if they push students into accepting unconditional offers — that's the warning from england's higher education regulator. the office for students is concerned about the growing use of these offers. last year, more than half of them were handed out on the proviso that applicants made the course their first choice. the regulator says using pressure—selling practices could breach consumer law. there are circumstances when some unconditional offers are entirely appropriate and they are in the best interests of students but what we are seeing is a large number of being made, particularly by universities who may be wanting to use them as a way of recruiting students as opposed to making the offers in the best interests of the students. the us senate has rejected two plans to end the government shutdown, as 800,000 federal workers forgo another payday today. president trump says he would back a "reasonable" proposal to end the record—breaking closure — as long as it includes guarantees over border secuity. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. this shutdown has got to go! more than a month into the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of government employees have missed out on another paycheque. and as another week without a wage goes by, their concerns are growing with their frustration. why are we at this point right now? we should be getting a paycheque, we should be feeding our family, we should be paying our bills... this administration doesn't take the human factor into consideration and we need to stop the shutdown now. inside congress, both democrats and republicans put forward separate funding bills to try to reopen the government departments that have been closed, but with neither side prepared to compromise, they were always doomed to fail. the motion is not agreed to. at the heart of this dispute is president trump's demand for more than $5.5 billion for a barrier along america's border with mexico. the so—called wall has caused a huge divide in washington, and while president trump insists he will support a reasonable agreement to end the shutdown, he continues to say that any deal must come with money for the wall. you know, many of those people that are not getting paid are totally in favour of what we're doing because they know the future of this country is dependent on having a strong border, especially a strong southern border, because we have tremendous violence and crime coming through that border. but the white house knows there are major political risks in the shutdown continuing. to get a loan against it. those remarks were seized on by the democrats. those comments are appalling and reveal the administration's callous indifference towards the federal workers it is treating as pawns. democrats and republicans are talking again, which they've described as a step forward, but they know they also need president trump to agree any deal. meanwhile, the shutdown goes on, and with each day it continues to break records as the longest in the us government history. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the un human rights commissioner has condemned the violence in venezuela and called for the country's political leaders to start a dialogue, warning the situation could spiral out of control with "catastrophic consequences". the country's opposition leader, juan guaido, has declared himself interim president, saying that the current president nicholas madero is in office illegally after holding fraudulent elections. the un says it has credible reports that at least 20 people have died this week after being shot by security forces or members of pro—government armed groups. the un also has reports that hundreds of demonstrators have been detained. the grave of one of britain's greatest maritime explorers has been found on the route of britain's planned new high speed railway. the final resting place of matthew flinders, the man whose work led to the naming of australia, had been lost — but archaeologists have discovered the remains of his coffin. david sillito reports. this nameplate solves a mystery, the final resting place of one of the giants of the age of exploration, matthew flinders. a man whose voyages and writings gave us the first complete picture of australia and helped inspire the naming of the country. we're in the burial ground of st james gardens, and it was a burial ground that started in the late 1800s and closed in the mid—1900s, in a time when london was going through massive social, economic and... ..burgeoning population. so, it would have been a very different landscape. london wasjust becoming a metropolis. the site is an old graveyard, next to euston station, which is due to be the london terminalfor hs2. that were to make his name were published, and it was always known he was buried here, somewhere. but his headstone had long disappeared. if he, with the rest of those buried here, will now scientists say they've found the secret behind why some people stay effortlessly slim. they think it's not necessarily because they have a healthier lifestyle, but that they've got a natural genetic advantage. the hope is that this could have long—term implications for tackling obesity. our health correspondent, catherine burns, reports. we're all dealt a certain genetic hand of cards at birth affecting everything from how we look to how our bodies work, so it's no real surprise that this includes weight. we've known for several years that some genetic changes mean people are more likely to become obese, but this study looked at why others are naturally slim. researchers recruited more than 1,500 people in the uk who are thin and healthy but don't do huge amounts of exercise. they looked at their dna and compared it with people who are severely obese and a larger group of others who are a normal weight. they found that the slim ones are not necessarily more disciplined but that they have the luckiest set of genes. the flip side of that is that the obese people have the genetic dice loaded against them. actually, people who struggle with their weight know they struggle with their weight. they've often tried lots of diets, lots of different things, and they've found it very hard to lose weight. what this does is give people an explanation for why that's been happening. the team wants to pinpoint the exact genes and biological workings that keep people thin. when and if that happens, they'd want to target them in new weight loss strategies. but for now, there's no way to change the cards you've been dealt, so the advice is to eat a healthy diet and get plenty of exercise. catherine burns, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... a british man convicted —1 lew i’i ; if i in a speedboat crash has appeared in court in georgia, where he's been is? e fi’éés—fifiigfi’ 7’ ’ on the scotch whisky industry. he sent this update from a distillery in dumfries. we're in scotland today, looking at the scotch whisky industry, because it doesn't get more scottish. but a lot of component parts that this place needs comes take a look at this. that ends up making about 3,000 of these things. they export right around the world, of course, but the european union a big market for it. so, what is the industry contending with right now, and can they be sure they get all the things they need? karen is the boss of the scotch whisky association. good morning. talk me through what this industry needs, because a lot of the component parts that we may not think about as consumers, actually come from the eu, don't they? well, a lot of the core ingredients are from scotland. so barley, yeast, water mostly from scotland, if not from across the rest of the uk. but then, yeah, we do have some imported input. so, quite a lot of the glass the industry uses for bottles comes from europe. the corks and caps that are closures for bottles, many of those come from europe. some of the machinery that you will see here is produced in europe and, you know, if we need new parts when that machinery needs to be maintained, that will need to come in from europe. yeah, lots of big things to contend with. karen, for now, thank you so much. so there you have it, one of the thoughts of one industry, a big export industry, one of our biggest from the uk. some practical changes that need to take place. whether they have time to do so, of course, the big question. thatis that is on time because it is burns night tonight. fuller's brewery is selling its entire beer and drinks business, which includes london pride, to the japanese company asahi. fuller's said the deal would preserve the griffin brewery in chiswick, in west london, where beer has been brewed since 1654. the deal, worth £250 million, will leave fuller's as an operator of pubs and hotels. doctors are refusing to prescribe medicinal cannabis oil, despite a change in the law, according to a committee of mps and campaigners. last year, the government ruled that it could be administered in certain cases to help alleviate suffering. john maguire reports. all right, sweetheart. jorja will be three next month. she has an extremely rare condition caused by a chromosome deficiency and suffers around 30 epileptic seizures a day. she, has six different it comes from a private doctor and is very expensive. i'm lucky i've got this medication here. yes, it's costing £1,000 a month. yes, that's unsustainable, but i will fight that and get that sorted. but i'm lucky i've got this medication, to give jorja. there's families out there, right across the united kingdom, that don't have that. that haven't had that luck and they're sitting here at the moment, looking at their child having multiple seizures in front of them, lying in hospital dying... some of these children are having 300—400 seizures a day. high—profile campaigns by families, including the parents of alfie dingley, led to cannabis oil being rescheduled — an apparent victory. but since then, doctors are refusing to prescribe certain medical cannabis to young patients with epilepsy, citing a lack of evidence that the drug, with the active ingredient known as thc, works or it is safe. there are examples of drugs which have unforeseen consequences, that have been introduced into the markets and then we've found problems later on. so, i think it's right we practise evidence—based medicine and, unfortunately, it will take a bit of time to establish the evidence. but we're committed to doing that. and we're certainly open to the fact that some of these drugs may well be very useful. a committee of mps, set up to look at the issue, says doctors should be prescribing the drug now. there is evidence from around the world, not far away from here, for instance in holland, where a lot of these drugs are being purchased by the mums and dads because they're so desperate, that, actually, it works. we're supposed to be the leaders in medical and, actually, we're letting people suffer, clinical trials could take two to three years. in the meantime, anxiety and doubt remains among clinicians, while families who believe cannabis oil is a panacea, or at least or, if they can afford it and find a doctor willing to prescribe, they have to pay. john maguire, bbc news, belfast. one of the world's rarest breeds of shark could be living off the coast of wales. scientists say fishing boats have recently reported seeing angel sharks, which are critically endangered. they‘ re usually found in the canary islands. here's our science reporter helen briggs. gliding across the sea bed, one of the rarest and oddest of all living sharks. scientists thought its main stronghold was here off the ca nary islands; untiltbeyfeund written 100 years ago, it describes encounters with angel sharks along the welsh coast. this is the book that started the search. evidence shows sharks like this are still living off the coast of wales. the question is, how many and where? these photos from the ‘70s and ‘80s show that the angel shark was once a prize catch. it's now a protected species, and it is hoped that it could be returning to welsh waters. scientists say it is a particularly ancient shark and losing it would wipe out millions of years of evolutionary history. the critically endangered angel shark is still found in wales today. we have had a number of sightings over the last few years, but we also know there is a lot of historic information that we have not yet unlocked, so we're asking the people of wales to come to our angel shark history road show and share their memories, their information, their photographs of angel sharks or other animals in wales, to really understand where they used to be occurring and changes in their numbers over time. exploratory dives reveal a wealth of marine life in the waters of wales, and the researchers hope surveys later in the year would lead to confirmed sightings. in the meantime, they want anyone with photos or memories of the elusive angel shark to get in touch. people sometimes find it diffieelt for fear of saying the wrong thing. but why should this be? bbc news asked one of its journalists, ellis palmer, the pa ralympian dame tanni grey—thompson, and youtube blogger lucy edwards to make a short film sharing their experiences. quite a few times when i've been standing at the bus stop people have given me money, mistakenly thinking i was begging, rather than just waiting on a bus. i was eight months pregnant, i was in the street, and somebody stopped me and pointed out i was pregnant. they then said to me, how did you get pregnant? so i did end up saying i had sex with my husband, how did you think i got pregnant? there are so many times when members of the public come up to me and you look at them, don't you? i'm like, what is she doing? what is she looking at? is it something i have to be alert and aware of? i feel so bad sometimes saying, please don't do that, perhaps they fear saying the wrong chronic health problems and mental health issues. some disabilities are clearly visible while others can't be seen. no! i don't suffer from my disability. rather i live with or have cerebral palsy. saying a disabled person suffers from their disability portrays quite a negative image of a disabled person rather than saying someone who just needs adjustments or the right support to be able to thrive. there is still a huge amount of low—level discrimination that disabled people face. they think it's amazing and wonderful and aren't you incredible because you're out and about? not something that just should be an accepted part of society. and we're not all inspirationaljust because we've got out of bed in the morning. it is actually one of the most patronising things for a disabled person to experience for someone non—disabled to come and say you're so inspirational, because if you say why they often don't have an answer. i'm a disabled person, not a person with a disability. a person with a disability is often used by non—disabled people because they think it sounds nicer but actually its society that makes my life different. it's steps, it's cobbles, it's lifts that don't work... my disability is not a separate part of me that i can choose to pick up or down. i lost my sight six years ago. one time i was approaching a kerb with olga and she was on the pavement and i wasn't. a gentleman came over and gave her a stroke. stopped her in her tracks a bit and i was still on the road. please don't distract her because she's doing a job. she's my eyes. i'm not wheelchair—bound, confined to or in a wheelchair, rather ijust use my wheelchair to get around so i'm a wheelchair user or someone using a wheelchair. the jokes about my speeding or whether i've got a licence are pretty weird when you consider that my wheels are essentially my legs. it's not about avoiding topics or trying to say the right thing, ratherjust treating people as you yourself would wish to be treated. like many things in modern society it is about asking a person's consent and how they want things to go down, rather than just assuming. stop and think how you talk to anyone else and use that when you talk to a disabled person. just listen to what they say. what would be so great is if people came up to me and asked me if they could stroke olga. i think it's really important to have that dialogue between me and the person interacting with me, because the audible world is so important to a blind person. we don't need to be condescended to or treated differently. we need to be respected and supported. to watch that film again and others like it, visit bbc.com/ideas. in a moment it's time for the 1.00 news. first it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. after some cold and frosty days this week to day brings a milder interlude and more cloud than we have seen. this is doubly in the west midlands taken by a weather watcher. through the rest of the day it will not all be cloud, some brighter spells in the afternoon, clearer spells into the evening, but staying milder and breezy and for most of us a bit of cloud producing the pa rt 4 part of ie part of northern - western across part of northern and western scotland. some showery spells further south as well. for most scotland. some showery spells further keep| as well. for most f scotland. some showery spells further keep the well. for most f cloud and breeze us, we keep the cloud and breeze through this evening. overnight. through this evening and overnight. we are looking at another frost free night with those temperatures generally holding up around six up to nine celsius, called across northern scotland for a time overnight. how was the weekend shaping up? rather mixed with things turning increasingly windy and u nsettled, turning increasingly windy and unsettled, and by sunday it is going to be turning quite a bit colder as well. we start saturday still with the mild air with us and a cold front approaching from the west. we are tightening isobars, showing us things will get increasingly windy later on in the day. initially heavy rainfor later on in the day. initially heavy rain for northern ireland and north—west scotland. snow of the highest ground. eastern england keeps the driest and brightest weather for longest through the day on saturday. tebbutt is generally still around nine or 10 celsius but a bit colder across northern scotland. heading through saturday night into sunday, as low pressure moves night into sunday, as low pressure m oves a cross night into sunday, as low pressure moves across the uk, you can see those tightening isobars. the wind will be coming in from the north as well, so a real different feel to the weather on sunday, updating northerly wind could seek gales developing. snow developing and snow flurries in parts . scotland. sleet developing and snow flurries in parts . scotland. 51mg snow done the north—east £14 _ done the north—east m“f‘t of = also done the north—east coast of england. these are the gas dispute, 55 mph or higher, especially in the north. —— the wind speed. it will feel colder so temperatures around five or six in the east, seven or eight celsius for the west but you will notice a significant wind—chill on sunday. things stay chilly and u nsettled on sunday. things stay chilly and unsettled into next week with rain or even snow by tuesday. goodbye. ack shepherd— the man who killed appears in court in georgia. shepherd, who's facing extradition back to britain, said his biggest regret is the speedboat ride that ended the life of charlotte brown. we'll have the latest from our correspondent at the court in tblisi. also this lunchtime... the chancellor says some european leaders may be ready to help the uk over the brexit deal by reviewing their red lines on the irish backstop. roger stone — a former adviser to president trump — is charged with witness tampering. venezuela's political crisis — the un warns

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